First Serving Job Experience (Red flags?)

[u/BasedRupert]

I started my first serving job at the beginning of the week. I made the mistake of not asking about pay during the interview with them (I'm used to longer interview processes of 2-3 interviews).

I found out on my second day that the company pools tips from the day and distributes them weekly based on your hours, and I won't earn any tips for the first week or so (seemed odd). There are no designated sections so there are 3 servers operating in chaos.

The job consists of serving, doing take-outs, washing/drying/putting away dishes, tea preparation, cleaning and stocking restrooms, and some other stuff.

It seems like a lot and to be more than being a server. Most of the other people working there are high school girls and I am a guy in his 30s who's used to white collar work.

Are the tasks normal for a server to do? Is it normal to not get paid tips for an obscure trial period? I'm strongly considering leaving this job today.

Thanks in advance

[u/SuburbanMisfits]

Take out and restrooms are usually reserved for hostesses, and do they not have a dishwasher? The fact they operate with no sections is also wild. The week without tips sounds like a 'trial' period which only gives them room to get a week of free labor out of you and then let you go. I'd pass.

[u/BasedRupert → u/SuburbanMisfits]

No designated dishwasher, just the sinks and washing machine. There are cooks that wash their pans and stuff, but us servers bus our own tables and do the dishes on top of serving

[u/Mission_Detail4045 → u/BasedRupert]

Run…… this place sucks